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Women’s 10km Race Challenge Launched
By: Fransina Nghidengwa The Regional Sports Officer of the Erongo office in cooperation with Spar Group Namibia will hold the first-ever Spar 10km women’s challenge race in Windhoek on 23 April. According to the Spar Group regional manager, Eugene van…
SA Load Shedding To Limit Car Sales In Nam
By:Justicia Shipena The load shedding in South Africa is said to limit vehicle sales in Namibia, a vehicle sales analysis for January 2023 has shown. Despite this, the country has seen an increase in vehicle sales for the month, making…
Botswana Threatens To Cut Ties With Diamond Giant De Beers
By:Staff writer Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Sunday warned that his country may sever ties with diamond giant De Beers if talks to renegotiate a sales deal prove unfavorable to his government. The country is Africa’s leading diamond producer, and…
MPs Still Fail To Declare Their Assets – IPPR
By:Justicia Shipena A democracy report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has found that during the financial year 2022/23, only 41 of the 104 members of parliament submitted assets and interest declaration forms. With only 39% had declared…
Geingob Says Laws Should Instil Confidence In Investors And Citizens
Justicia Shipena President Hage Geingob says there is a pertinent need for members of parliament to enact laws that are effective at strengthening the safety and security of Namibians. Geingob said this while opening the National Assembly for the year…
Undeveloped Agricultural Green Schemes Still Up For Grabs
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus There is no need to claim the communal land for commercial purposes as investors have not taken up the country’s identified undeveloped land for green schemes. Furthermore, some of the 11 green schemes are yet to be taken…
Judiciary Spends 74%Of Its Budget
By:Fransina Nghidengwa The judiciary has spent 74% of funds allocated, the Chief Justice Peter Shivute said at the official opening of the legal year at the Supreme Court in Windhoek on Wednesday. Chief Justice Shivute said the performance of the…
Innovation in finance is vital for future economic growth
By:Jerome Mutumba As the economy evolves and as new needs become apparent, it is vital that enterprise and infrastructure finance evolves as well. If not for this evolution, the economy will begin to lag, in terms of providing an enabling…
Regional Partnerships Needed ForDeveloping Opportunities In Green Hydrogen
By:Staff writer Public–private partnerships (PPPs) will be crucial in building awareness and implementing the broad array of mutual advantages between Namibia and South Africa that are needed for developing green hydrogen opportunities for the benefit of the Southern African region,…
Govt Injects N$15 Million For Mini Desalination Plants
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The ministry of agriculture, water and land reform has given the Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) N$15 million to invest in water-softening systems (mini desalination plants) across 10 regions, the Fund announced the capitalisation last week. The collaboration came…